Retro tent- cool or not cool

[petrochemicals]

Orange and brown colour scheme - err yeah, okaaaay...
Retro frame tent - well it's... different...
The wife and kids love it - priceless!

Yup, the brown roof you will hate with a passion, very dark, like living in the dark brown stuff. Try it before you take it to the moot!

The suare sides and the solidness of it is what your missing, mind you they now do square side alloy poles on the new ones, as good ideas are hard to get rid of.

 

[Countryman]

Maybe it will help the wife achieve the afternoon sleep!

It has a full length window one end so it won't be too cave like but I know where you are coming from.




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[mrcharly]

CO diffuses pretty evenly so not sure sitting low gives you an advantage, but as long as it's vented cooking in a tent (on gas) should be fine.

It rises, particularly when warm. That's why Boats have to have roof level ventilation.

But as you say, gas is ok, not much CO given off (relative to other fuels) and keeping the flame blue keeps quantity down.

 

[Dave]

Cool. Definitely. And nothing better than the experience of sleeping in a roomy canvas tent.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Thanks everyone. Well it looks like the wife is pretty determined.

Blimey Tengu, one like it on EBay went for £99!

It's a well made thing and in good condition. After we put it up there was a big thunder storm and it stayed dry. ( big consideration after the soaking we took in the wake of Bertha last Bushmoot)

Kind of needs one of those wooden camping trailers now and some flares.

I should have asked for ages with the opinions. Well into my 40's I see this as just old fashioned but I never camped in one like this. I suspect those of you experiencing this for the first time are the ones leaning on the retro chic side.

Thank goodness for my decent sized 4x4!

Now if Wynnchester made one.....



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I think it's cool because I know how good they are, and I'm 58.

 

[dennydrewcook]

loving that countryman , bet it's got a lovely old canvas smell too, it's cool.


denny 😊

 

[dewi]

If it's well made, keeps you dry and makes you smile when you look at it, doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

That said, it looks like the changing facilities on a Butlin's holiday camp for the clowns! And lets be honest, that can only be a good thing when it comes to camping out... it raises a smile and sort of gets people talking... far better than a generic dayglo tent from a camping superstore!

 

[petrochemicals]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tent-Andre-Jamet-/121693374645?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c557d88b5

but if you really need to persuade them,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-m-10-2-...890?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item567721cb4a

 

[Countryman]

It was this one we stumbled across yesterday that made me feel like one of those folks on Antiques Roadshow

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=171762807085&globalID=EBAY-GB


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[richardhomer]

I love it !

It reminds me of camping in the late 80's with the Boy's Brigade using old family tents that had been given to us.

 

[rik_uk3]

I like it, no condensation issues for one thing but take a tarp to cover the roof...you'll be in Wales remember lol

 

[bilmo-p5]

I bought a similar thing; Relum Paradiso, about ten yrs ago, ostensibly to chop up for the canvas, but Mrs B. took a shine to it and we ended up using it for a few years. :shrugs:

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[Countryman]

Blimo you just can't odds it.

I will be in my Wynnchester Adventure bag under the Tarp you made me. Kids are all DD'd up. Now my eldest has broken ranks and wants to use a pop up tent this year!

We will be proper Glamping next!


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[greatbear]

ive got a huge 8 man nylon tepee which if beige in colour and has a floral print rising from ground to about 2 feet up the sides all the way round. and I know its not going to get used even though its brand new. my mrs said she wouldn't dare put that up on a campsite. so good luck and enjoy with your retro nostalgic tent I envy you my flower power tepee will never see a field.

 

[Countryman]

Greatbear, buddy, no way never.

I would arrange an accident for it and accept the consequences!


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[bilmo-p5]

ive got a huge 8 man nylon tepee which if beige in colour and has a floral print rising from ground to about 2 feet up the sides all the way round. and I know its not going to get used even though its brand new. my mrs said she wouldn't dare put that up on a campsite. so good luck and enjoy with your retro nostalgic tent I envy you my flower power tepee will never see a field.

Do you have a picture (off the label, ad or goopix) of your flowery tipi?

 

[Tengu]

And tell us how you landed such a thing?

 

[samharber]

Argos were selling them a few years ago, in 3 different sizes. Pretty cheap, looked ok (in the pictures), so I bought the big one. Leaked in the rain, sweaty in the sun, sold it to a friend for a pittance after 2 uses.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Argos were selling them a few years ago, in 3 different sizes. Pretty cheap, looked ok (in the pictures), so I bought the big one. Leaked in the rain, sweaty in the sun, sold it to a friend for a pittance after 2 uses.

Which tent?

 

[samharber]

Which tent?

The plastic tipi style, not the canvas retro.